About Jorge Vilar
Lived 1931 – 2014 (aged 82). Jorge Vilar was an Argentine athlete and sailor.
Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex (27 June 1931 in Buenos Aires – 17 February 2014) was an Argentine sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.
He started sailing Snipes with his brother, Carlos, at the Club Náutico San Isidro and entered competition on the class in 1947. He went on to win the World Championship in 1948 as a crew and in 1951 as a skipper, in both cases with his brother Carlos. They also placed second at the 1949 Worlds. In 1953 they finished 6th and in 1958 they were 5th.
Pan American Games 1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 1951.
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Who was Jorge Vilar?
Argentine sailor
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Jorge Vilar was born on 27 June 1931 in Buenos Aires.
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Jorge Vilar died on 14 February 2014 in Buenos Aires.
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Jorge Vilar was an athlete and sailor.
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Jorge Vilar was Argentine.
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